Thomasville Plant — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 33d restricted An employee received a broken ankle and crushed foot when an all-terrain forklift went onto their right foot. This was caused when the employee stepped into the path of the rear end swing.
10/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Employee stepped between two pallets about 5-6"" apart to retrieve bags for hand bagging. Employee twisted ankle between the pallets while stepping away from pallets.
04/13/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A MACHINE JAMMED AND EE PRESSED THE E-STOP AND TRIPPED THE SAFETY SWITCH PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO UNJAM THE MACHINE. WHILE REACHING INTO THE MACHINES JAMMED AREA, EE BUMPED A BOLT WHICH WAS STICKING IN...
01/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Four man work crew was manually moving a steel door into position when the hinge caught on the edge of a saw horse momentarily and then gave way sliding suddenly. The right index finger, of the injure...
08/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifted the roll locking mechanism. Locked it by tightening bolt. Applied new rolls. While sliding on the second roll, the lock mechanism fell down pinching his hand between roll and lock.
12/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE BENT TO GRIP LID AND STARTED TO LIFT UP TO CLOSE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK. LID WAS ON TOP OF RAIL CAR.
12/23/2003 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL TRACKING ON THE LINE SIDE OF THE DISCONNECT, TRIED TO CLEAR BY TAPPING ON IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER HANDLE & IT EXPLODED.
03/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted 3-7-03 EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN AIRHOSE UP A LADDER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 3-10-03 DUE TO STILL FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. NO LOST TIME BUT WAS ON RESTR...
10/29/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BELTS ON PRATER MILL. THE MILL WAS PARTIALLY CHOKED UP. ONE PERSON WAS PULLING ONT HE BELT AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE SO HE REACHED INSIDE THE MILL AND PULLED A FIN TO DISL ODGE AN...
12/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost DRIVER WAS CLOSING TOP HATCHES ON TANK. ATTEMPTED TO STEP FROM TOP OF TANK TO RAILING SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.
08/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS EMPTYING THE DUST BIN ON THE #36 DUST TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE LOADING HOLE AND CUT HIS LEG ON THE LOADING HOLE. LACERATION REQUIRED SIX STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY .
10/09/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS WORKING AT THE CHIP PLANT IN THE PACKAGING ON MON. 10-9-00 AS REQUIRED BY HIS WORK DUTIES. HE WAS WALKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR CROSS-OVER WHICH IS APPROX. 6' HIGH AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON T HE STEE...
09/19/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE WAS BACKING UP A FORKLIFT AND HIS LEFT HEEL WAS STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE FORKLIFT AND THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE STRUCK A STACK OF EMPTY WOODEN PALLETS. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
05/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG THAT HAD SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND BAG OF GRANULAR LIMESTONE UP FROM THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDO MEN. HE...
01/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ANTI FREEZE IN AIR LINES BY THE HILL BELT. AFTER POOURING ANTI FREEZE INTO THE CYLINDER, HE FORGOT TO CAP BEFORE TURNING THE AIR VALVE BACK ON. THE ANTI FREEZE SPRAYED OUT OF THE...